name
Meaning 1
A surname from German.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
Eichmann
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noun
Meaning 2
One who willingly participates in immoral or destructive actions without ethical qualms because the actions are acceptable to society.
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noun
Meaning 3
Austrian who became the Nazi official who administered the concentration camps where millions of Jews were murdered during World War II (1906-1962)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Adolf Eichmann, Karl Adolf Eichmann
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Nazi, German Nazi
History
Etymology
Borrowed from German Eichmann. (noun): After Otto Adolf Eichmann (1906–1962), the architect of the Holocaust.
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